Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-01-06
A Thrilling Tale.
Miss Journeaux' Perilous Adven.
ture Upon the Lonesome
Ocean.
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A remarkable story Is that OF Miss
Journeaux, Of st. Heller Island, OF Jer.
sey, who recently made an involuntary
voyage across the Atlantic. Ono 0Vo1-
ing in the middle Of April she went
rowing with o. young gallant named
Jules Farne apd another young man
and maid. They were In small skiffS.
Soon the couples separated, and Terne
and Miss Journeaux found themselves
ere long past Elizabeth Icastle. about Q
mile from the starting place. An they
turned to 20 back Farne lost an oar.
In order TO recover it .he turned the
boat with the other oar, and in, doing
SO that one also slipped from his hand.
At this time the tide was rlnning out
very fast and the oars were soon swept
away from the boat and he lost sight OF
them. Jules then jumped out OF che
boat to swim after them. In the course
of minute or two he got into tho boat
again, nearly turning her over in doing
10, as he got I'm at the aide. Then t@kA
ing of his hat and coat, which no do
posted In the boat, he jumped into the
sea again. The boat, which was a two
Dared pleasure skiff, was then right ip
the stream and going out to BED at a
great pace. He jumped from the side
of the boat and struck out astern to.
ward the piers TO get the oars. The
boat being deeper in the water he con-
sidered that they must have been lefe
some distance behind. zstsl
The boat gained In speed and soon
the girl lost sight OF the swimmer. In
a few minutes she heard him cry for
help until quite fatigued.i ALI that
night she remained awake, expecting
some one would search for her. About
midnight 1t grew cloudy and got rather
dark, but she could still have seen any
object as large as boat on the water TX
it had come within o fair distance OF
her. In the course OF an hour or 10
after the gathering OF the clouds it be-
gan to rain heavily and continued rain
ing until about daylight. She had O
small umbrella in the boat but u was
not of much service.
BY Monday morning. the boat had
quantity of waite: i'm it. and Miss Jour
neaux bailed it out with Farne'S hard
felt hat. The weather ON Monday wan
fine again and the sea continued smooth
but the girl could see nothing but rocks
all around her. Jersey is surrounded
with sunken and other rocks, and tins
boat must haYe passed over many OF
the former, which would have proved
fatal il there had been any sea on. A
bout half-past seven or eight O'Clock ON
Monday morning she saw o steamer re-
turning from Jersey, but She was @
long way off and going in an opposite
direction, and night set i'm without O
rescue. On Monday night there were Q
few showers OF rain. Miss Journenx'
garments were very wet and she gave
up all hope of being saYed. ,,es
The girls courage revived again how
ever, when early on Tuesday she Ipied
the sail of q vessel approaching from
the direction of France. It was brig
antine, the Tourbola, OF st. Malo. and
was on q fishing expedition Co New.
foundland. Miss Journeaux signaled
with her handkerchief and the vessel
answered and came alongside. The
girl was too exhausted TO catch ropo.
SO boat was lowered which took her
off to the ship. The captain and crew
were very kind and tender to the waif
they had resuced from the sen, Snd i'm %
few days Miss Journeaux showed no
traces of her terrible experience. She
remained on the hospitable ship twenty.
six days. The fog once prevented her
from being landed. but at last she was
set on shore In Bay st. George, M. IT.,
having crossed the Atlantic, o journey
far from her thoughts when She went
for the pleasure ride on that evening In
April. fst. eH ,
The most remarkable part OF the I'd.
venture remains to be told. Young
Farne reached the shore after o long
swim, but his story about Miss Jour.
neaux was not believed. People were
found who declared that they had heard
cries of murder from the sea. Suspie-
ions of foul play got abroad and no wan
arrested and indicted for homicide aud
cast into prison. He was. OF course
released at once on the receipt of din.
patch from st. Johns announcing tho
miraculous escape of the heroine.